Noriko Honma

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

November 29, 1911

died

April 12, 2009

place of birth

Yubari, Hokkaido, Japan

total credits

50 movies

Biography

Noriko Honma (本間文子 Honma Noriko, born 29 November 1911 - 12 April 2009) is a Japanese actress whose film work occurred primarily during the 1950s. She was born in Hokkaido. She worked in many of Akira Kurosawa's films, first appearing in Kurosawa's Rashomon as the Miko, also in Ikiru, The Seven Samurai, Akahige, and Dreams.

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Seven Samurai
8.5

Seven Samurai

1954as Woman Farmer
Ikiru
8.3

Ikiru

1952as Housewife
Rashomon
8.0

Rashomon

1950as Medium
Yojimbo
8.1

Yojimbo

1961as Farmer's Ex-wife
Dreams
7.7

Dreams

1990
Red Beard
8.2

Red Beard

1965as Resident
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
6.3

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

1966as Itako
Stray Dog
7.6

Stray Dog

1949as Wooden Tub Shop woman
I Live in Fear
7.3

I Live in Fear

1955as Worker family member
Rhapsody in August
7.2

Rhapsody in August

1991as Mourner
Madadayo
7.3

Madadayo

1993as Old Lady Holding a Cat
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
7.2

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

1956as (uncredited)
G.I. Samurai
5.9

G.I. Samurai

1979as Old Woman
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
8.0

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

1960as Mineko
Mother
7.0

Mother

1952as Mino Hirai
A Wife's Heart
6.9

A Wife's Heart

1956
Town of Violence
6.5

Town of Violence

1950as Sanpei's mother
Varan
5.8

Varan

1958as Ken's Mom
Untamed Woman
7.5

Untamed Woman

1957as Otora, the foster mother
Summer Clouds
7.6

Summer Clouds

1958
Battle of the Japan Sea
6.5

Battle of the Japan Sea

1969
Last of the Wild Ones
8.0

Last of the Wild Ones

1954
The Blue Pearl
7.5

The Blue Pearl

1951as Riu's mother
Brother and Sister
6.3

Brother and Sister

1953
The Lone Journey
9.0

The Lone Journey

1955
Elephant from "Zoo Story"

Elephant from "Zoo Story"

1957as Tetsu (Zen's wife)
Oh, Bomb!
7.8

Oh, Bomb!

1964as Matsuko - Shiitake's wife
Husband and Wife
6.9

Husband and Wife

1953
Their Father's Wife
7.0

Their Father's Wife

1953
Wife
7.2

Wife

1953
All About Marriage
10.0

All About Marriage

1958as Mariko's Mother
The Surf
8.0

The Surf

1954as Old Woman of O-Haru
Anything For Success
7.0

Anything For Success

1962
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
8.0

Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

1957as Hostess
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
9.0

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2

1957as Nanny
Ditch
7.5

Ditch

1954
Someday I'll Know
9.0

Someday I'll Know

1959
Marital Relations
5.6

Marital Relations

1955
Where Chimneys Are Seen
6.6

Where Chimneys Are Seen

1953
Snow-Flake
7.5

Snow-Flake

1950as Itakura's mother
The Big Boss
6.5

The Big Boss

1959
The Ataka Family
5.5

The Ataka Family

1952as Otoku
People of Tokyo, Goodbye
9.0

People of Tokyo, Goodbye

1956as Natsu, Chiya's Mother (uncredited)
Varan the Unbelievable
4.4

Varan the Unbelievable

1962as Ken's Mom
Life of a Country Doctor
8.0

Life of a Country Doctor

1960
Girls in the Orchard
8.0

Girls in the Orchard

1953
The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps
8.0

The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps

1962
The Whole Family Works
6.7

The Whole Family Works

1939as Ishimura's wife
Adolescence Part II
10.0

Adolescence Part II

1953as (uncredited)
Composition Class
6.8

Composition Class

1938as Aunt